US sends envoy to Sri Lanka to discuss war crimes claims
COLOMBO, January 5, 2014 (AFP) – A top US envoy will travel to Sri Lanka on Monday to discuss allegations of war crimes ahead of a UN review of …
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Sri Lanka deports Indian reporter covering ex-warzone
COLOMBO, December 28, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Saturday deported an Indian journalist arrested on a charge of working in the island’s former war …
Christians increasingly under threat: Catholic observers
VATICAN CITY, December 25, 2013 (AFP) – Thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith and the persecution is becoming more …
Church warns of ‘foreign intervention’ in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, December 11, 2013 (AFP) – The Catholic church Wednesday warned Sri Lanka’s government of foreign intervention unless it worked towards …
Sri Lanka begins war tally after international pressure
COLOMBO, November 27, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka was to begin compiling a death toll from its ethnic conflict Thursday as it seeks to fend off growing …
US administration fights new Iran sanctions by parliament
WASHINGTON, November 26, 2013 (AFP) – The US administration stepped up its battle Tuesday to thwart moves by lawmakers to tighten sanctions on Iran, …
Sri Lanka bans remembrance of Tamil Tigers
COLOMBO, November 25, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military Monday announced a ban on commemorations of the island’s defeated Tamil Tiger rebels …
Commonwealth puts on united front after summit rifts
COLOMBO, November 17, 2013 (AFP) – Commonwealth leaders agreed Sunday on steps to tackle high debt and poverty as they staged a show of unity after a …
Colombo Declaration after Sri Lanka Commonwealth summit
Nov 17, 2013 (LBO) – Leaders of Commonwealth nations have issued a declaration after meeting in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo calling for …
Sri Lanka rejects international war crimes probe
COLOMBO, November 16, 2013 (AFP) – A top minister rejected pressure Saturday for an international probe into alleged war crimes at the end of Sri …
Mauritius pulls out of hosting 2015 CHOGM: PM
PORT LOUIS, November 15, 2013 (AFP) – The prime minister of Mauritius said Friday his country was withdrawing as host of the next Commonwealth summit as …
Sri Lanka needs to go ‘faster’ on rights: Cameron
COLOMBO, November 16, 2013 (AFP) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka Saturday to move “further and faster” to …
Rajapakase seen as hero at home, despite foreign critics
COLOMBO, November 15, 2013 (AFP) – Mahinda Rajapakse may be a pariah for some of his Commonwealth peers, but for many of his fellow Sri Lankans he is a …
Sri Lanka President says Commonwealth should not be judgmental
Nov 15, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the Commonwealth should not be a judgmental or punitive body at a meeting of …
Cameron visits Sri Lanka former war zone
COLOMBO, November 15, 2013 (AFP) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron made an historic visit Friday to Sri Lanka’s former warzone, …
Sri Lanka cracks down on opposition ahead of summit
COLOMBO, November 13, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military stopped scores of ethnic Tamils protesters from entering the capital Wednesday ahead of a …
Sri Lanka has ‘nothing to hide’ over rights: president
COLOMBO, November 14, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said Thursday that he was ready to defend his country against allegations of …
Mauritius PM to boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth meet
PORT LOUIS, November 12, 2013 (AFP) – The prime minister of Mauritius announced Tuesday he will stay away from this week’s Commonwealth summit in …
Prince Charles becomes pensioner with eye on the throne
LONDON, November 11, 2013 (AFP) – Britain’s heir to the throne Prince Charles can draw his state pension from Thursday when he turns 65 — …
British TV crew behind war-crime film face Sri Lanka demo
COLOMBO, November 11, 2013 (AFP) – Pro-government activists demonstrated outside Sri Lanka’s main international airport Monday denouncing a visit …